The Gulf Coast Sound: Music in East Texas Coastal Region
Did you know that Big Mama Thornton first recorded Elvis Presley’s big hit “Hound Dog” in 1953,” for Peacock Records, based in Houston’s Fifth Ward? Do you want to visit archives at UH and other repositories as part of your research on the history of Houston’s music from the 1920s-the 1960s? Join our unique research project that focuses on collecting, analyzing, and refining data for a digital humanities project, The Gulf Coast Sound: Music in East Texas Coastal Region. You will have the opportunity to research on and write about Houston musicians, bands, studios, and record labels, and your work will be essential in creating content for our digital humanities project.
REACH students will learn how to conduct primary and secondary source research and engage in it. Outside of three archives visits, the project work will be virtual, with weekly scheduled check-ins with the project team.
Contacts
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- Mary Manning: mmmanning@uh.edu